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Mr. URBAN,

Harwich, Aug. 1. SEND you a N. E. view of St. Nicholas Chapel (Plate I. Fig. 1.) at this place (the Mother Church is at Dovercourt, at a diftance of about two miles), together with feveral epitaphs tranfcribed from within and without the fame. R. B.

On the North fide of the chancel :

Sacred to the memory of
Henry Pelham Davies, efq.
who died Jan. 28, 1782, aged 38.
His illness,

which was long and painful, he fupported with patience and fortitude; and could

liberality of mind and generofity of heart, recommended by

an elegant figure and engaging addrefs, have protracted the period of mortal ex

he would long have remained [istence, a monument of all that is amiable to man. But, altho' he fo early fhared the common lot of Humanity, his virtues did not fail of their reward. He was admired, beloved, refpected by perfons of all ranks

who had the pleasure of his acquaintance; but more especially by thofe to whom he was best known, and to whom

he was connected by the tendereft ties;

lies the body of

Robert Seaman, gent.

who for his fteadfaft love and reverence to the Church of England, his loyalty to the Government, his charity to the Poor, his excellent skill in Surgery, his fervice to this Borough, (in which he was born, and was Mayor three times,) has left a bleffed memory. He departed this life Auguft 1, 1695, aged 68 years.

On the South fide of the chancel : In memory of Mary, the daughter of Carteret Leathes, Efq. and of Loveday his, wife, who died 27th of March, 1758, aged 20 years.

The prudent conduct in her morn of Life,
Her affable and well-difpofed mind,
Gave hopes these dawning virtues in their

Obiit 20th July, 1799, ætatis 72. At the foot of the chancel door: In memory of Thomas Hearn, gent. Commander of

one of his Majefty's Packet-boats, who died April 7, 1766, aged 45 years.

In the nave :

"

Here lyes the body of Mr. Andrew Carr, of this towne, who departed this life the twentieth day of May, in the year of our Lord God 1679, and was buryed" the 24th day of the fame May. He was aged 47 years.

And alfo his youngeft fonn Godfrey, who departed this life in December 1678.

Epitaphs in the church-yard.. Here lyeth the bodies of Marke and John Cole, fonns of Henry Cole and Sufanna his wife, who departed this life the one in May, and the other in June, anno Domini 1078.

Here lijeth intoumbed the body of Elizabeth Wood, late wife of William Wood, and fix children, ifhew of the faid William and Elizabeth. She departed this life the 21ft December 1684, aged 31 years.

Here lyeth intombed the body of Capt. John Weftbrowne, who departed this life September the 19th, 1691, aged 49 years.

Here alfo lyeth interred the body of Capt. Maddefon Hunt, who departed this life January the 9th, 1720, aged 49 years.

Here lyeth the body of Amy Lawne, a former wife of John Lawne. She departed this life July 10, 1695, aged 34 years.

Here lyeth the body of Frances Gray, daughter of Capt. Richard Gray and Elizabeth his wife, who departed this life the 6th July, 1701, aged twenty years.

Here lyeth interred the body of Capt. Richard Gray, fometime agent to her Majefty's Pacquet-boats of this town, who departed this life on the 27th day of September, in the year of our Lord 1711, and in the 55th year of his age.

In memory of Mrs. Mary Harwood, who departed this life October 25th, 1757, aged 48 years.

Alfo Mr. John Harwood her husband, who departed this life September 2d, 1770, aged 70 years.

Hier ruhet Herr Joharn Diedrich Lurman von Iferlohn. Er war dafelbft gebohren den 11ten February,

anno 1734; und ftart in Harwich
den 23ten April 1788.
Da er im Begriff war
nach feinem Vaterlande
zurick zu reifen

wofelbft Er von lederman
geliebet und geehret würde.

Here lyeth the body of Mrs. Eleanor Parker (widow of the late Mr. James. Parker, of Piccadilly, London), who departed this life the 29th of Auguft, 1789," aged 36 years, after a long and fevere affliction, which the bore with fortitude and refignation.

In her the virtues all were found to blend, Of fifter, mother, and a faithful friend; But he is gone! from Death there's no appeal,

What then must brother, fifter, and son'

feel?

Yet comfort dawns, fhe is but gone before, To plead their cause and open Mercy's door;

Patient in fuff'rings, calmly the withdrew, And, wing'd by Faith, to her Creator flew.

In memory of Thomas Till, who departed this life the 17th March, 1793,. aged 27 years.

In memory of John Leabon, who died the 17th May, 1793, aged 62 years. Time fhall be flain, all nature be de ftroy'd,

Nor leave an atom in a mighty void; Then trumpets found, the Chriftians ban ner spread,

And raife from filent graves the trembling dead.

In memory of Thomas Furnivall, mufician in the Bedfordshire Militia, who departed this life the 1ft January, 1794, aged 49 years.

To the memory of Wm. Norman, aged 32 years, who was drowned the 21st Oct. 1797.

In memory of Francis Golbe, who died the ad of October, 1798, aged 38 years.

In memory of Wm. Renton, efq. commander of his Majefty's fhip Martin, who" died on the 1ft of January, 1799, aged 35 years.

. Under this ftone are depofited the remains of Mr. Charles Maltby, third fon of Mr. George Maltby, late of Norwich, merchant. He died on his paffage from

Ham

Hamburgh, the 26th of October, 1800, aged 33 years.

In memory of Capt. Peter Chriftensen, of Krageroe in Norway, who departed this life the 29th of December, 1801, aged 65 years.

In memory of Jofeph husband of Sarah Richardfon, who died May 3, 1803, aged 20 years.

In memory of John Arnold Whittle, late of Poole, in Dorfetfhire, who departed this life the 16th of December, 1803, aged 39 years.

Exclufive of the foregoing epitaphs within fide this chapel and chancel,

there are feveral other old ftones which have had effigies and inferiptions inlaid in brafs upon them; but, being gone, to whom they did belong is not now known. RIC. R. BARNES.

Mr. URBAN, July 20. SEND you three drawings from fragments of fine Roman Pottery, found in the neighbourhood of Eufworth, co. Hants.

Fig. 2, reprefents part of an elegant bowl, in form and texture equal, if not fuperior, to modern productions. The annexed infcription is ftamped in the bottom, probably the name of the maker.

Fig. 3, a fragment of an emboffed vafe, which, when perfect, meafured 10 inches diameter at the top. The animal figured in the compartment between the feftoons, feems to reprefent a rabbet, or hare, fitting. Perhaps

this veffel was facred to Diana.

Fig. 4, is another fragment of a vellel, about the fize of the laft..

All these fragments were found about : a foot beneath the furface, with an abundance of coarfe pottery, fhells of oyflers, cockles, periwinkles, &c.; alfo a few bones of large animals near the fpot. The furrounding firata are in many places black, with evident marks of burning. I. H. E.

UPON

Mr. URBAN, Notts, April 15. PON feeing Halford Church in the county of Warwick, mentioned in your entertaining Magazine for March laft, p. 199, it occurred to me, that I had, feveral years ago, taken a drawing of a very fingular figure fixed in the tower of that church, as a fout to carry off the water. (Plate I. Fig. 5.) The figure reprefents a Clergyman in his gown and caflock, with one hand upon his head, and the other at his mouth, in the operation of vomiting, It appeared to be made of a blackif

flone, and rather larger than lifeWhen I took the drawing, I had not time to examine the monuments in the church; but, from the appearance of the tower and figure, I think it must be a very antient ftrucH. ROOKE *.

ture.

Whether a certain device ufed in Heraldry was originally borrowed from a flower, or from a military weapon, (like the inquiry into the origin of the name of a village) may afford amufėment in the investigation; and, therefore, may be worth attempting to af certain but it is not one of thofe inquiries which implicate the fate of Nations; and, on the contrary, it is fuch a queftion as a Judge might decide against one's opinion, without difturbing the repofe of an evening.

Having premifed thus much, I cannot help expreffing my aftonifhment, that fuch a fubject should call forth any gentleman's talent for misreprefentation; and yet, that fuch a talent may be fo lightly brought into exercife, is evident in no lefs than two inftances, in Dr. Orwade's fhort le ter of 33 lines, inferted in your Magazine, p. 619.

Fir, In afcribing to me an acenfation against him, on a ground which I neither exhibited nor infiuuated.

Secondly, In afcribing to me a fuppofition which I never hazarded.

So far from objecting to his producing authorities for his opinion from Vifitation Books, I with him to do fo; and to favour your readers with drawings from theni. But I prefume the early Visitation Books were grounded on fuch authorities as I have referred to; and, confequently, that my reference has that fuperiority over his, which the evidence of an eye-witness has over the tellimony of one who' fpeaks from hearfay.